Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has taken a pop at his critics in the media, defending the club’s transfer strategy under his stewardship.

Boehly and his BlueCo consortium took over at Stamford Bridge in 2022 and have taken an unusual approach to the transfer market since.

They have spent big – which is nothing new – but often on young and not entirely proven talents, signed up to very long contracts.

The Chelsea hierarchy hope their gambles will pay off and in the coming years they will boast a team capable of winning the biggest prizes on offer.

The risk is that the signings were misjudged or don’t work for any number of reasons and the club is lumbered with a player who cost a substantial amount on a long contract, proving difficult to move on.

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